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"Eric Adams' record is Andrew Cuomo’s agenda," Mamdani said.

"He was a crook, and it was the president who saved him," Sliwa said.

Adams’ departure from the 2025 mayoral race has left Cuomo and Sliwa as the two leading challengers to Mamdani.

NEW YORK CITY - New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ departure from the 2025 mayoral race has reshaped the landscape, leaving former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa as the two leading challengers to Zohran Mamdani.

Both Mamdani and Sliwa joined Good Day New York on Monday morning with reaction to Adams' decision.

What they're saying:

Mamdani said he did watch Adams' announcement on Sunday, and while he doesn't "contest his diagnosis of the problems that this city is facing" he does contest the "delivery."

"I don't cont

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